St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
4 WRECKED senator.
mP. Jones, Of Florida, Locked
Out of Several of the
Hotels OF Detroit.
His Bills Very Heavy, and He
Seems to Be Entirely
Minus Ready Cash.
Brief Reference to His Love
Affair With Wealthy Miss
CIotilde Palms.
He Thinks Himself the Victim
of a Conspiracy in the
Democratic Party.

upper mouse OF congress lEe Adu
achieved an enviable reputation for
ability and integrity. Besides, he was
genial. SOciable, able and possessed OF
sufficient cash to live extensively.
With his means he was ever ready to
aid the numerous calls of charity, and
he soon became identified with the cur
rent local movements of men and affairs.
lie occupied luxurious apartments at
the Russell house. sought out the con-
genial spirits. and made desirable ac-
quaintances all over the city. Among
his acQuaintances was Miss ClOtilde
Palms. a young lady of great wealth.
pleasing manners and high social posi-
ton. Far from being beauty, she new
ertheless was found by Senator Jones
to be quite attractive, and he at once
became her ayowed sutton. He was
persistent. but it is believed the lady
never for a moment gave him serious
thought. and the long siege came
to an ingl0rious end. It is understood
that Jones thinks it was through no
fault of his own or prejudice on the
part Of Miss Palms that he did not sue
coed in this. probably his last love af-
failed. or why he refused to return
either to Washington or to Florida, or
TO leave Detroit at all. is necessarily
SOMEWHAT VAGUE.
because The reasons at which he hints
are uncertain and apparently based
upon a foundation of little fact and
much imagination. He believes him self
the victim of a conspiracy within the
Democratic party. This combination
against him involves statesmen. p0llu-
clans and newspapers. 1t followed MN
through a tour of Europe, made chiefly
manifest at the banquet given him by
the lord mayor of Dublin; logged
his official life at Washington,
thwarted his purposes. and was
q menace to his life. This,
in brief. has been the senator's bette
nOir. He has limited at assassination If
he went home. has seen malice in items
of the Eastern press that seemed per-
fectly innocent to all others, and has
traced the evidences of conspiracy
among legislative members III their pre-
SCribed course of public duty. He has
vowed that he viii down" all this OD-
position. and with this VOW is linked
another. that he VIII remain in Detroit
until that purpose is accomplished. At
one time Senator Jones belief that he
vas the victim Of a conspiracy found
vent in some remarkable letters written
to his friends here. They are said to
have been violent 10 an astonishing de
gree. Whatever may have been their
character. it was from them that then
started the first WhisperingS OF lack of
faith III
Ills MENTAL CONDITION.
On this point it Is impossible to speak
accurately as Vet. In conversation on
or
only sane. but to have unusually good
sense and large fund of accurate in
formation. When Senator Jones came
to Detroit he had some ready money.
He did not have much. however. for he
never bartered his legislative influence
for cash. His income closed with the
expiration of his term of Office But his
mode of living did not change. With
expensive rooms at the Russell house,
one son and sometimes two staying here
with him. a serious lnrOad was made
upon his limited means. His hotel bill
reached an amount that called for settle
ment. Being unable tOmeet his Obliga-
tiOns. the senator's rooms were locked
against him. and he quietly moved to
tie GriswOld house. The same un-
nleasantneSs was III time encountered
there. There was a bill of $50 and no
money for IFS payment. Again the door
of his room was locked. This time the
senators resources did not serve him so
good a purpose. He remained at the
Griswold and. barred from his room,
availed himself OF a lounge in the hall
ways. Here the night clerks took pity
upon him. and in passing would throw
blanket over him and allow him the
best rest Obtainable. His son usually
spent these nights. which brought
FINED ARTTlI\tr GI.AC
with some OF his young companions at
their rooms. Finally Detective Pat
O'Neil. a friend of the senator. finding
him asleep in the GrisWOld house office,
asked him il he had been without rest
the night before. The senator said that
lie had. and readily accepted an invita-
ton to Nj. O'NeiEs house. This was
three weeks ago. and the senator and
son are still partakeTS of Mr..
O'Neu's hospitality. but have received
a suggestion that his means viii not
permit q continuance of this arrange
nent. The senator usually takes from
three to four meals a day at ROO'S res
taurant. and bill of $3.50 is registered
there against him. which sympathy and
reluctance to deny SO distinguished
patron Is allowed to grow with time and
the Jones appetite. The Russell house
news stand has little account of SO
with the senator. and other dealers in
such articles rs he wants are all his
creditors. All this serves TO suggest the
senator's condition rather than to re-
feet upon his honesty. His actions are
lot those natural to a man of his intel
ligence. native ability and powers. His
friends reali this. and son from
Washington now here to see if some
thing cannot be done to induce the
father to leave Detroit and engage ae-
lively in the work for which he is fitted.
There Is a general opinion that he is
mOnomaniac on the one subject Of
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
against him. No one is able to talk
with OF advise him on the subject Of his
financial difficulties or OF engaging in
the practice of his profession. He sim
ply walks away and will have nothing
to say He declares that he has saved
the people OF the country millions Of
dollars. has been liberal since coming
10 Detroit. and that the people owe him
living. which he seems bound to have
regardless OF the opinions it may create
and the comment which il eNciteS. He
is a regular attendant at mass and
strict observer OF other religious duties.
but aside from that his whole course
seems to conform to the deluslOnS which
threaten 10 wreck his life. " hen Sena-
tor Jones' circumstances first became
Strengthened he could have borrowed all
the money he wanted. He did get fire.
quent loans and could, perhaps. get
them now by personal application. But
instead Of going frankly to his friends
and stating his case, he has sent re-
quests by messengers until finally they
ceased to have the desired effect.
When told to-day by Detective O'Neil
that he could get money to pay his
debts and take him home if he would
see his friends. he replied:
LET them come to me; let them come
to me-"
Senator Jones claims TO have a line
house in Florida which is uniReHmbered,